Transitions, by William Bridges. I am not a self-help book person. Before Heather died, I think the last one I read was What Color Is your Parachute – and that’s because it was a required course at Kent State in 1975. Since then, I’ve read many more, and they’ve been more or less unhelpful. This one was pretty good – it says you have to let your old life go before you can start a new life. Getting a promotion isn’t a transition; retiring – or starting a brand new job – is. Right now I’m in a neutral zone, just drifting along for a while. But that’s OK and it will not last forever.
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Heather was an old movie buff. I’ve probably seen a quarter of these, but only because of her. Fun read and have IMDB open in your other device.
Things To Make And Do In The Fourth Dimension. I discovered this thing called ‘YouTube’ last week, and I’ve been burning through the math stuff. Or, if you’re Matt Parker, the ‘maths’ stuff. Watch him and read the book. A recreational mathematician and comedian? I believe I have found my next career.
My Favorites, by Ben Bova. Yes, I am reading four books at once. Do not judge me. Bova was a science fiction god. Six Hugos. 120+ books. One of the last folks to do good short stories, and I adore good short stories.
Up Next
The Mayor of Casterbridge, by Thomas Hardy. He’s my favorite British Barleywine. Corey and I split a bottle of 2004 at his wedding, and we’ve been to his cottage in Dorset, but I’ve never read his books. It’s about time.
A History Of Classical Physics, by J. D. Bernal. Because it’s on my shelf and I’m desperately trying to read down my shelves before I go out and buy more.
Oops. I bought more. Last And First Men, by Olaf Stapleton, because I had $1 off of Kindle. Yeah, I need to buy more books. And this is a lightweight easy read. Right. It simply describes two billion years of human history. It’s not like one of his complicated books like Star Maker. which covers the entire history of the universe.
